Leading With Happiness This book presents a simple but radical idea: The fundamental goal of any leader should be to increase happiness in the world. Leaders who don’t do that are doing it wrong.

"I loved this book and have implemented many of its ideas already. They worked so well, I bought a copy for every manager in my company." - K.B. Nielsen, Managing Director KOMPAN Denmark

"What makes an effective business is the same thing that makes an effective orchestra: People who want to be there, who give everything they have, who are having a wonderful time doing it, whose eyes are shining, who are giving out energy to people around them." - Ben Zander

"Compelling, useful, well-researched, and downright fun to read". - Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt.

“This book is compelling—it’s useful, well-researched, and downright fun to read.”
– Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author

Leading with Happiness: How the Best Leaders Put Happiness First to Create Phenomenal Business Results and a Better World is the latest book by Alexander Kjerulf, author of Happy Hour is 9 to 5.

The book presents a simple but radical idea: The fundamental goal of any leader should be to increase happiness in the world. Leaders who don’t do that are doing it wrong.

Drawing on fascinating lessons from psychology, neurobiology and philosophy, the book demonstrates why leaders should put happiness first – for themselves, their employees, their customers, and the wider world – and why happy leaders are more successful.

Learn from some of the best and happiest leaders in business, arts, politics and the military, including:

The symphony orchestra conductor who discovered that happy musicians play better music

The company founder who got much better results when he stopped being a jerk and started being nice

The industrial CEO who had to unlearn everything he’d been taught about leadership to create a happy and successful manufacturing giant

The nuclear submarine commander who stopped giving orders

The IT executive who brought his company out of a major crisis by focusing on his employees’ happiness

This book is for executives and managers at every level who want knowledge and tools to make their business leadership a force for good, creating better results and a better world.

“What an inspiring book. Every leader should read it and learn how to promote happiness for employees, customers, suppliers, investors, and even the leader him- or herself. That type of leadership has been integral to our success and I know it will boost your results too.”
– Garry Ridge, CEO WD-40 Company

About the author

Alexander Kjerulf is one of the world's leading experts on happiness at work. He is an international author and speaker, presenting on happiness at work in almost 50 countries for clients like BP, Deloitte, IKEA, McDonald's and Pfizer.